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Sadie Hawkins Knows How to Run
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Sadie Hawkins Knows How to Run |
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Poet deVine
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-05-26
Posts 22612Hurricane Alley |
In honor of Leap Year!!! She was the apple of her daddy’s eye Though none in town could see it Her childhood spent in loneliness Crushed by the shyest spirit Teased by all her pretty friends That she would never be a wife Sadie decided that she would Make jogging her whole life She ran each day at dawn and dusk Till she won every school prize Still poor Sadie was so plain Almost ugly in everyone’s eyes Older now, she continued to run Becoming the butt of many town jokes Though twice a day Sadie whizzed by Spurred by laughter from town folks The years passed and Sadie grew older And sadly so did her poor dad He worried the family business Would be the only family she had He asked a few fellows in town If they would offer Sadie a date But when he saw the fear in their eyes He knew he’d never find her a mate Unbeknownst to her dad Sadie had an ugly streak Demanding and mean to everyone She’d make the strongest feel weak Some may say it was her way To compensate for her life Some would say it was the lack Of a man who’d make her is wife Poor Mr. Hawkins devised a plan To offer his whole fortune of gold To any man that Sadie caught That she could have and hold He advertised a foot race In every village and town The only rule he wanted was That Sadie had run her man down Times were tough for all you see So the money was quite a draw About a hundred men showed up To claim a woman they never saw Upon the podium that day Stood Sadie and her dad And when the contestants viewed her Each one felt he’d gone mad Her hawkish eyes were deep set In a hatchet face, pasty white The men were now afraid This wasn’t a run but a flight! They glanced at each other As the gun signaled them to go And each one took off like a shot Hoping he’d not be too slow. They scattered to the hills Listening for the starter’s gun That signaled Sadie to begin Her final spinster’s run Sadie took off at a leisurely pace There were only a few she spied A few likely grooms that she wanted To stand always by her side One young man took off like a rabbit Flinging himself down a hill Sadie jogged quickly after him Using all her running skill Others seeing she’d sighted him Jumped behind bushes and rocks One ran so fast, he lost his shoes And then he lost his socks. Through the forest they all ran As Sadie drew near to her prey And then her victim tripped a guy And quickly slipped away Not deterred by that cheater Sadie turned and sought second best She tracked him down as he was Running backward heading west The look in his eyes was vivid Like the eye of a fox in a snare And as Sadie reached her groom All he could do was swear. The wedding was well attended Drinks flowed freely for all As townsfolk toasted the couple The groom started to bawl. His sobbing could be heard Well into the morning hour But suddenly there was a hush In the honeymoon bower Days past and no one saw The couple out and about They scratched their heads and wondered If he’d died without a shout After a week they couple emerged Smiling as love birds do And all the single women in town Stared to see what love could do For there was Sadie Hawkins Docile as any spring deer Her man stood tall and proud His eyes free from fear. The years passed as they often do Sadie now was the mother of ten And each year on her anniversary Maidens now all chase down the men Sadie Hawkins has become a legend To spinster women far and wide They travel here to her hometown Running to become a bride. |
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Mistikman Senior Member
since 2000-01-10
Posts 682San Jose, CA, USA |
BRAVO!!! excellent work Ms. deVine  I truly enjoyed reading this  |
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RufffRyder Member
since 2000-02-25
Posts 143<------Over There------> |
I have a question. Who is Sadie Hawkins? Is she a real person or fiction? No matter who she is you`ve done a nice job writing abour her. Thank you for the read |
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WhtDove Member Rara Avis
since 1999-07-22
Posts 9245Illinois |
Devine this spell binding! Excellent work!!!! |
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Balladeer
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
This is wonderful, DeVine one!!! That Sadie was no lady! No wonder her men always felt so run down. That was how she got them! I loved it every year when Sadie appeared in Dogpatch. Thanks for bringing back fond memories |
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Denise
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Member Seraphic
since 1999-08-22
Posts 22648 |
This is delightful, Sharon!! Denise |
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hoot_owl_rn Member Patricius
since 1999-07-05
Posts 10750Glen Hope, PA USA |
Wonderful tale PDV |
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Michael
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Member Rara Avis
since 1999-08-13
Posts 7666California |
You tell a marvelous story, DeVine One. A wonderful tribute this is. Michael |
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RainbowGirl Member Elite
since 1999-07-31
Posts 3023United Kingdom |
Sharon: Excellent...I love your stories.. HUSG Live in my heart and pay no rent... |
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Parker Member Elite
since 2000-01-06
Posts 3129ON |
Poet deVine, great story, don't know how true, but it sure sounded good. Parker |
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